Except Russia is not the military power Nazi Germany was.
Lets say he takes over Ukraine. Horrific… but that’s not some huge economic windfall. If Russia tries to invade a NATO country in the next few decades, even with America totally out of the pictue, they’d get theit butts handed to them.
Only way it works is if China backs the heck out of Russia. Which is theoretically plausible if America is “defeated” I guess.
Except Russia is not the military power Nazi Germany was.
Lets say he takes over Ukraine. Horrific… but that’s not some huge economic windfall. If Russia tries to invade a NATO country in the next few decades, even with America totally out of the pictue, they’d get theit butts handed to them.
Only way it works is if China backs the heck out of Russia. Which is theoretically plausible if America is “defeated” I guess.